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British ExxonMobil oil chief 'assassinated' in Brussels street

British ExxonMobil oil chief 'assassinated' in Brussels street

Mockford, 60, who promoted new types of green fuels for the company, was shot dead in front of his wife on Sunday 14 October, according to The Daily Telegraph. October 29 2012, 12:00 1 691 просмотрs

Details Emerge Of U.S. Charges Against Maksim Bakiev

Details Emerge Of U.S. Charges Against Maksim Bakiev

Why does the United States want to arrest the son of a former Kyrgyz president who resides in Britain? The question has been circulating ever since Maksim Bakiev, 35, was arrested in London on an extradition request from Washington late on October 12. October 28 2012, 22:11 2 225 просмотрs

Hurricane Sandy to Hit New York City

Hurricane Sandy to Hit New York City

Hurricane Sandy formed late in the 2012 hurricane season. It arrived in the Caribbean as a tropical storm, and reached hurricane status on Oct. 24 as it hit Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 21 dead as it accelerated to Category 2 strength. October 27 2012, 18:02 2 800 просмотрs

Russian held in Romania on commercial espionage charge

Russian held in Romania on commercial espionage charge

A Russian national has been detained in Romania on suspicion of economic espionage and attempting to take secret documents out of the country, Romania's Organized Crime and Terrorism Department said on Friday. October 27 2012, 17:35 1 330 просмотрs

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 and "Surface" tablet

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 and "Surface" tablet

Microsoft has launched its new Windows 8 operating system and "Surface" tablet. The move is seen as a bid to revive interest in its flagship product, and regain ground lost to Apple and Google in mobile computing. October 27 2012, 01:04 1 712 просмотрs

Cossacks and Christians call for Halloween ban in southern town of Russia

Cossacks and Christians call for Halloween ban in southern town of Russia

Stavropol Cossacks and a Pyatigorsk Orthodox Church diocese have demanded that authorities ban a Halloween celebration planned to be held in Pyatigorsk, the press service of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessia diocese announced on Thursday. October 27 2012, 17:43 1 851 просмотрs

BP spill trial delayed until February 2013

BP spill trial delayed until February 2013

A federal judge on Friday delayed until February 2013 the start of a massive trial to determine liability from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, citing tourist events that will keep New Orleans' hotels booked. October 26 2012, 23:51 1 567 просмотрs

Turkmen President pardons over 2000 prisoners

Turkmen President pardons over 2000 prisoners

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov signed a decree 'On pardoning convicted persons in honour of the 21st anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan', an official source said. October 26 2012, 23:17 1 427 просмотрs

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, is jailed for four years for tax fraud

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, is jailed for four years for tax fraud

Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi has been jailed for four years for tax fraud. October 26 2012, 21:45 2 179 просмотрs

Chinese ships enter waters disputed with Japan

Chinese ships enter waters disputed with Japan

Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands early Thursday, the Japanese coastguard said, sparking a strong protest from Japan, AFP reports. October 26 2012, 18:22 1 580 просмотрs

Syrian government 'agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire'

Syrian government 'agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire'

The UN's envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says President Bashar al-Assad's government has agreed to abide by a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, reports BBC on Wednesday. October 24 2012, 17:32 1 806 просмотрs

Nigeria arrests 15 Russian sailors carrying arms

Nigeria arrests 15 Russian sailors carrying arms

Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the boat, the Navy said on Tuesday. October 24 2012, 12:08 1 689 просмотрs

Nazarbayev paying first visit to Czech Republic over the years of independence

Nazarbayev paying first visit to Czech Republic over the years of independence

President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus met in his residence President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. October 24 2012, 10:54 1 866 просмотрs

Clintons open Haiti industry park

Clintons open Haiti industry park

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has attended the launch of a $300m (£187m) industrial park in the Haitian town of Caracol. October 23 2012, 18:14 1 635 просмотрs

Italy disaster head Luciano Maiani quits over L'Aquila

Italy disaster head Luciano Maiani quits over L'Aquila

The head of Italy's disaster body, Luciano Maiani, has stepped down after seven colleagues were sentenced for their roles before the L'Aquila quake. October 23 2012, 17:59 1 911 просмотрs

Pope names first Native American saint

Pope names first Native American saint

Sunday was a big day for Catholics in North America. Thousands of miles away in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI named 17th century Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha the first Native American saint. Another newly named saint is Marianne Cope, a German-born woman who emigrated to the United States as a child, became a nun and went on to devote 30 years of her life helping lepers in Hawaii. October 23 2012, 12:25 2 125 просмотрs

Job Vacancy: HRH Queen Elizabeth seeks new butler

Job Vacancy: HRH Queen Elizabeth seeks new butler

It may not command the highest salary and the hours might be long and arduous – but jobseekers who want to work for a well-known boss need look no further, reports Telegraph. October 22 2012, 16:22 1 796 просмотрs

BP strikes landmark Kremlin deal

BP strikes landmark Kremlin deal

DIRECTORS at BP have approved a radical $27 billion (£17 billion) plan to sell its troublesome Russian operation and forge a deep new alliance with the Kremlin, thesundaytimes.co.uk. reports on Sunday. October 22 2012, 12:00 1 750 просмотрs

Stop the presses: Newsweek to be scrapped after 80 years

Stop the presses: Newsweek to be scrapped after 80 years

US institution will go 'digital-only' due to falling circulation and mounting losses. It has been a fixture on America's coffee tables since Herbert Hoover was attempting to lead the nation out of the Great Depression. But after almost 80 years, and more than 4,000 print editions, Newsweek magazine is to be scrapped. October 21 2012, 00:58 1 644 просмотрs

Ramjit Raghav has become a father for the second time, aged 96

Ramjit Raghav has become a father for the second time, aged 96

An Indian man has become the world’s oldest father for the second time at the age of 96. Ramjit Raghav was awarded the title two years ago when he had his first born son Karamjit aged 94. Although he swore one was enough, the pensioner and his wife Shakuntala, 54, welcomed another son Ranjit, last month. October 21 2012, 00:40 2 611 просмотрs

Man arrested in NY Federal Reserve bomb plot

Man arrested in NY Federal Reserve bomb plot

“Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was arrested on Wednesday in downtown Manhattan after he allegedly attempted to detonate what he believed to be a 1,000-pound bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan's financial district," the FBI confirms an email just sent to reporters. October 19 2012, 15:31 2 846 просмотрs

Afghanistan to refine oil from Kazakhstan

Afghanistan to refine oil from Kazakhstan

Trade companies Ansar and Kingston that supply Afghan market with oil products, will launch two mini-refineries in Afghanistan with a capacity of 500,000 tons/year each, reports Argus Agency. October 19 2012, 10:51 2 383 просмотрs

Canada child porn investigation leads to 21 arrests

Canada child porn investigation leads to 21 arrests

OTTAWA. October 18. Twenty one people have been arrested in Canada as part of a nationwide child pornography investigation, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police say. October 18 2012, 19:39 3 651 просмотрs

III Kazakh-British Business Forum kicks off in London

III Kazakh-British Business Forum kicks off in London

The 3d Kazakh-British Business Forum has just kicked off at Claridge's Hotel in Central London. The event is arranged by the Kazakh-British Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan's Embassy to Great Britain. October 18 2012, 19:28 4 797 просмотрs

Police fire teargas at Greek anti-austerity protest

Police fire teargas at Greek anti-austerity protest

Athens, 18 October. Greek police fired teargas to disperse anti-austerity protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of the near-bankrupt country to a standstill. October 18 2012, 18:21 1 472 просмотрs